Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover
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The Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Crystal Mover is an automated people mover (APM) popular for airport and light rail applications. The Crystal Mover is based on the Japanese APM standard, used in six Japanese light rail systems including the Yurikamome and the Rokko Island Line.[1]
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[edit] Singapore
In Singapore, Crystal Movers operate on the Sengkang Light Rapid Transit and the Punggol Light Rapid Transit lines. These cars have been operating since 2002 on the Sengkang LRT for testing and on the Punggol LRT since its operation in 2005. These cars have similar features to the Bombardier CX-100, but with a more futuristic design (as required by the Land Transport Authority) to complement the futuristic new towns of Sengkang and Punggol. There is a fleet of 41 cars in total for the two LRT lines. Unlike their Bombardier counterparts, the cars of the Sengkang and Punggol LRTs are not designed to be coupled.
[edit] Airports
Crystal Movers are presently in operation in the following airports:
- Hong Kong International Airport: HKIA Automated People Mover
- Singapore Changi Airport: Changi Airport Skytrain
[edit] Planned or under construction
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: connection from the main terminal to the Consolidated Rental Car Facility (CONRAC)
- Incheon International Airport: connection between main terminal and satellite building (to open July 2008)
- Miami International Airport
- Washington Dulles International Airport
[edit] Specifications
- Configuration: Single-car
- Capacity (passengers): 105 (including 18 seats)
- Vehicle mass (t): 14.9/vehicle
- Vehicle dimensions (mm): 11 840 (length) × 2 690 (width) × 3 615 (height)
- Guide system: Side guide two-axis four-wheel steering system
- Electric system: 750 Volts Direct Current
- Gauge (mm): Gauge, 1 850; guide rail span, 3 200
- Maximum speed
- Vehicle performance: 80 km/h
- Operation: 70 km/h
- Acceleration: 1.0 m/s² (3.6 km/h/s)
- Deceleration
- Maximum service: 1.0 m/s² (3.6 km/h/s)
- Emergency: 1.3 m/s² (4.7 km/h/s)
- Carboy structure: Aluminum alloy welded structure
- Traction motor: Three-phase induction motor, continuous rating 80 kW × 2 units
- Propulsion control system: VVVF inverter vector control (individual control of each axis)
(with variable load control and regenerative brake)
- Brake system: Electric command pneumatic brake with regenerative brake
(with stand-by brake and parking brake) (with variable load control and wheel slide prevention control)
[edit] See also
- Bombardier CX-100, a popular competing airport APM
- Light Rapid Transit (Singapore)
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